Recent content by Jim2

Thanks again for all the replies. I have a spare 16A breaker in the consumer unit that was previously used for the immersion heater, i was planning on using that to protect the cable. One other question. Under the new regs do I have to have this wiring inspected by a qualified sparky?

Thanks for all the replies. From your answers am I correct in thinking that I do not need any special heat resistant cables and would be alright using a piece of standard 2.5 mm or even a spare piece of the offcut I have left over from the 6mm cable? My oven is just under 3kW. I...

Hello there, i'm after a bit of advice. I have a single electric built under oven which I am installing into my new kitchen. I have run 6 sq mm cable from the consumer unit to the kitchen and have terminated the cable in a cooker switch on the wall. After detailed inspection of the oven...